Can we pass Coronavirus to our pets be it dogs, cats, birds, etc...?

There are cases in Hong Kong of pets testing positiv for COVID-19 and authorities are telling people to stop kissing their pets and playing it safe around them as it can be transmitted from human to animal

abcnews.go.com...

if this comes to be truth we can't leave our loyal pets to deal with the sickness on their own.

originally posted by: Picollo30
There are cases in Hong Kong of pets testing positiv for COVID-19 and authorities are telling people to stop kissing their pets and playing it safe around them as it can be transmitted from human to animal

abcnews.go.com...

if this comes to be truth we can't leave our loyal pets to deal with the sickness on their own.

dont let your pets go outside

the cats are more likely to get the virus
dogs will get it too

don't take your pets outside
that s all i can tell you

a reply to: musicismagic

my fear is we infect our pets, they get infected , the virus mutates again and comes back stronger and it starts all over again

Yup, it's zoonotic.

Pretty sure WHO has already declared poets safe from the virus

a reply to: marikievansclkers

i know but see the article i linked, it's a new development

originally posted by: Macenroe82
Yup, it's zoonotic.

in this case a reverse zoonosis

www.virology.ws...

a reply to: musicismagic


Tell me, genius.

How do we not take our dogs outside? Just let them relieve themselves all over the house.

I think you really love what's going on in the world. You revel in causing fear and panic in others. I'll never understand it.

a reply to: TomLawless

I think that comment means don't let your pets run at large through the hood.
Which you shouldn't of course, but people do let their cats roam.

All our pets are indoor cats, and the dog only leaves the yard on a leash.

If someone saw my cat roaming around, it would either get shot or stolen.
We have an African Serval.
Very Big And tall wild cat.

originally posted by: Picollo30
a reply to: marikievansclkers

i know but see the article i linked, it's a new development

Um, no your article is old... Article is from the 5th of March.

Dp.

But just to put this bulldust to rest

www.aspca.org...

a reply to: marikievansclkers

what about the dog with COVID in HK?

a reply to: Macenroe82

Yeah. I totally get what you're saying. My girlfriend is a vet, and we have a big crazy dog that's never allowed to run free.

I don't think the post in question was really meant to be as benign as you think. Some people are jumping into every thread to spread doom.

To what end, I ask. I think we are all sufficiently aware of the situation.

originally posted by: Picollo30
a reply to: marikievansclkers

what about the dog with COVID in HK?

You article was posted from the 5th of March and gives no definites at all.. Why would WHO declare (after the fact) that it is highly unlikely... We'd also know about a number of other cases by now. Come on man, the creator gave you a brain for a reason...

I will say this...a day or two before Covid-19 came on our national radar sometime in January...our pet cockatiel just dropped dead.
She was a fairly young bird and very healthy...with no signs of anything being wrong with her.

One morning I woke up and found her dead at the bottom of her cage. It looked to be a very sudden death...as if she had just experienced a heart attack or something during the night.

After Covid-19 came on the national scene immediately afterward...I thought of the old 'Canary In The Coal Mine' adage.

originally posted by: IAMTAT
I will say this...a day or two before Covid-19 came on our national radar sometime in January...our pet cockatiel just dropped dead.
She was a fairly young bird and very healthy...with no signs of anything being wrong with her.

One morning I woke up and found her dead at the bottom of her cage. It looked to be a very sudden death...as if she had just experienced a heart attack or something during the night.

After Covid-19 came on the national scene immediately afterward...I thought of the old 'Canary In The Coal Mine' adage.

I take it you were sneezing a lot as your body dealt with your huge allergy of common sense.

If your pets have similar ACE2 receptors, they could get this from you.

No one has brought up ferrets, but they also have the right kind of ACE2.

That doesn't mean you'll get it back.

originally posted by: ketsuko
If your pets have similar ACE2 receptors, they could get this from you.

No one has brought up ferrets, but they also have the right kind of ACE2.

That doesn't mean you'll get it back.

That is far less common (the ferret ownership part) but a possibility I suppose.

a reply to: marikievansclkers

I am allergic to stupidity.
Back away.